Recorded live in London’s Royal Festival Hall in 2011, this final instalment of Lorin Maazel and the Philharmonia Orchestra’s much-lauded Mahler cycle presents Symphonies 7, 8 & 9.
SIGCD362 281 minutes 29 seconds (6 discs)
'This set is mainly valuable for those who attended the Southbank concerts. Maybe the more controversial performances came across more compellingly live than they do on disc' (Gramophone) 'This is such a shattering performance of this masterpiece that I can only urge everyone to hear it and prepare themselves for an experience quite out the ordinary' (Classical Source)